- Joined
- Oct 26, 2008
- Posts
- 5,051
- Likes
- 894
I would strongly suggest not doing that. You will damage you headphones. Balanced is in the wiring of the headphones and has little to do with the jack. Adapters for unbalanced cannot change the wiring for balanced. You can destroy your headphones by doing this. Please be careful.
Sorry, maybe i didn't ask my question clear enough. Actually my phone (to be exact is LCD2) can take both balanced and unbalanced cable (i have both cables).
Previously i was using balanced cable to DP-X1. Later i acquired a Chord Mojo together with 2.5mm to 3.5mm adapter. Sometimes i will just listened to d DP-X1 alone (in balanced) and sometimes with Mojo (in SE), so for the convenient sake, i can use the same cable with adapter without the needs to change cable.
Usually don't post, but I think this needs clarifying. @mox123 you are correct (as long as I am reading this correctly). Here's a short guideline.
1. Headphones - If your headphone is balanced, you can use it with either a balanced or "single ended" amplifier, using appropriate adapters.
2. Amplifiers - If your amplifier is balanced, then your headphones must be as well. IF your amplifier has a single ended output, you can use your single ended headphones into that jack only. (Keep in mind the SE output of a balanced amplifier is generally recessed in sound quality compared to the balanced output. If you're only using single ended headphones into the single ended output on a balanced amp, maybe its time to balance your headphones or get a different amp).
Quote:
I'm currently using an adapter to convert 2.5 balance to 3.5 unbalanced for Mojo connection. I would like to ask, in long term usage, will it harm either the headphones or amp?
I would strongly suggest not doing that. You will damage you headphones. Balanced is in the wiring of the headphones and has little to do with the jack. Adapters for unbalanced cannot change the wiring for balanced. You can destroy your headphones by doing this. Please be careful.
I also recently changed my SE846's cable to balanced and thought of doing that too when I want to connect to other sources that only have unbalanced 3.5mm as that is more favorable than changing the cables every time.
Are there any references to this?
See above.